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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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